Green barge for silt disposal

2016-04-11T12:23:00

They are proud of their project (from left to right): Ralf Wendorff (technician bremenports), Horst Rehberg (Managing Director bremenports), Roelof Kregel (Technical Managing Director SCHN), Robert Howe (Managing Director bremenports).

The LNG barge ‘greenports I’, thought to be the first working vessel at a European seaport to be powered by eco-friendly liquefied natural gas, is set to regularly carry silt dredged from the harbour basins in Bremerhaven to the disposal facility in Bremen-Seehausen.

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